Storage Battery potential on the Solar app

Hi @NeilW,

Rather than creating/ updating an app, had you thought about setting up different feeds and graphing module to give you an equivalent?

For my local install I have a feed which shows the kWh/d for an Input/ Output delta. With the idea that I can understand my daily net import/ export, with the same idea of seeing how much of a difference a battery could make.

I’ve setup one input (taken from the CT clamp around the meter tail) as follows:

Order 	Process 	Arg
1	Log to feed	Node emontx3: grid
2	Allow positive
3	Log to feed	Node emontx3: import
4	Power to kWh	Node emontx3: import_kwh
5	Power to kWh/d	Node emontx3: import_kwhd
6	Reset to Original
7	Allow negative
8	x	        -1
9	Log to feed	Node emontx3: export
10	Power to kWh	Node emontx3: export_kwh
11	Power to kWh/d	Node emontx3: export_kwhd

I multiplied the export by -1 to give a positive figure as I wanted the stats to show what it was, rather than a direction.

I then setup a “virtual feed” with the following processes, you choose a feed name when you create the virtual feed:

Order 	Process 	Arg
1	Source Feed	Node emontx3: import_kwhd	
2	- source feed	Node emontx3: export_kwhd

From there you can graph this alongside your import_kwhd ane export_kwhd to compare the 3 and see what you’d need and be able to actually refill during a day.

You could always use the “display CSV” in the graph setup module to then place into your favourite spreadsheet and tinker with it further.

Clive.

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